Mozzarella meatballs

Mozzarella meatballs

The whole family will love these meatballs made with beef mince and a soft, gooey mozzarella filling! Serve with penne pasta with a little pesto stirred through it.

serves: 4

ingredients

500g lean beef mince

2 tablespoons tomato paste

1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves

2 tablespoons water

75g mozzarella, cut into 1cm squares

method

Combine mince, tomato paste, oregano and water in a large bowl. Mix well and form 2 tablespoonfuls of mixture around a piece of mozzarella to form a small meatball. Make sure you completely cover the cheese so it doesn’t leak out during cooking. I made about 20 meatballs.

Heat a non-stick frypan to low-to-medium heat. Cook meatballs until browned on all sides and cooked through, about 15 minutes. I cooked them on a low heat, cooking top and bottom, then each side, turning very carefully.

Serve meatballs with pasta (see notes).

notes

My very reluctant meat eater ate these by himself with no encouragement and was asking for them the next night! The cheese in the middle is the clincher, I think.

I served these meatballs with penne with some pesto and peas stirred through.

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